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UNITED STATES lPA'laN'r- OFFICE HENRY LEvINE. or PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA, AssIaNoH 'ro LEoN BENOIT, or

cHIcaGo. ILLINoIs l y TWO-PIECE BOX OR CARTON rlginal lo. 1,888,997,dated December 29, 1981, Serial No. 431,732, led February 27, 1980.Application for remue illed July 11, 1932. Serial No. 621.997.

tion formin longitudinal sections, the outerones of whic may be placedtogether in parallel relation to each other to form a central upstandinglongitudinal rib extending through the box for adding rigidity to thelatter and forming separate compartments for the articles which are tobe carried in the box; a further object is to arrange the blank so thatthe central section thereof is divided into transverse artitions whichunite the opposite 'sidewa to the box and also hold the bottom sectionsin roper relation with the side walls when interlrdcked with said longi'tudinal rib a. still further object is to rovide novel lookin means forinterlocking the parts of the box; a still further object is to pxrovidethe side walls of the box with panels an 'bl connected with the wallsand locate adsiacent to each compartment of the box, which panels may bepushed inwardly b a slight pressure of the fingers causing one edge ofthe anel to swing as upon a hin e on the side wa l, whereby the `freeedge o the anel will swing inwardly against the egg or lifting thelatterout suiiiciently so that the e g will be accessible at the top ofthe box, t us avoiding the necessity o f forcin the fingers around the eg, from the top o? the box, when it is desire to remove the egg; and astill further ob'ect is to provide a lid which is entirely ldetac ablefrom the body of the box and providing fastening means along theopposite edges ofthe lid for interlocking -it with the box body atintervals throughout the len h ofthe box.

ese, together with various other novel features of construction andarrangement of the arts, which will be more fully hereinafter describedand claimed, constitute my invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawingsalong which t Figure 1 is apartialperspective view of the box embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan vlew of the body of the box drawn on a smaller scale;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section, as on line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank cut and scored from which the box maybe formed;

Fig. 5 is a partial plan v iew of the lid detach/ed; l

Fig. 6 is a partial plan View of the box with the lid attached; l

Fig. 7 is a transverse section on line 7-7 of Fig. 6; and y' ig. 8 is atransverse section on line 8-8 of Fig. 3, showing the frangible panelswung inwardly for removing the egg.

In the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer tolike (parts, 10 represents the body of my improve box, adapted to beformed from a blank comprising a single sheet of cardboard 12, shown inFig. 4. The blank 12 is scored to form foldingy lines to define thelongitudinal sections which are adapted to befolded along said lines toform a rectangular box. The central ortop section 14 of the blank isfprovided with slits 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 to orm transverse partitions2O which are integrally connected by webs 21 and 22-with side wallsections 25 and 26,.which latter are foldable along the scoring lines 27and 28 and along the slits 19 into a vertical position. The transversepartitions may be folded along the scoring lines 29 and the slits 17into a vertical position, and the side walls and 26 may also be foldedinto a vertical position, relatively to the webs 21 and 22, thus forminga series of compartments extending Vthroughout the length of the box,and arranged between the partitions 2O and the side walls 25 and 26,which latter are held together at their u per edges by the partitions20.4

The si e walls 25l and 26 are integrally connected with bottom walls 32and 33 and are defined b the scoring lines 34 and 35,

lie bottom sections may be folded,l as shown in Figs. 1, 7 and 8. Theextreme outer edges of the blank terminate with rib sections 36 and 37which are formed integral with the bottom sections 32 and 33 and arefoldable upon the latter along the scoring lines 38 and 39.

Said rib sectionsv 36 and 37 are provided with slits or notches 40 andhooked shaped projections 41 extending into said notches. Saidprojections 41 have recesses 42 which are occupied by the edges of thepartitions 20. The slits 40 and the projections 41 formed upon theopposite edges of the rib sections are counterparts of each other, .sothat when the rib sections 36 and 37 are placed in parallel relationwith each other, as shown in Fig. 1, the slits and projections willregister, thus forming a double thick longitudinal rib or partitionwhich is provided with a row of notches and hooked shaped projectionsformed upon the upstanding edges ofthe rib sections adapted forinterlocking with the transverse partitions 20.

The transverse partitions are provided with slits or notches 43 and 44,which extend parallel with the longitudinal center line of the blank.Said notches are located upon the top and bottom edges of eachpartition. Shoulders or stops 45 and 46 are formed at the inner ends ofthe notches 43 and 44 respectively. The shoulders 45 are engaged by thehooked shaped projections 41 on the longitudinal rib sections 36 and 37when the partitions 20 are inserted into the slits 40 formed inthe ribsections. Saidihooked shaped projections 41 extend over the partitionswith the shoulders 45 upon the latter entering the notches 42, providedfor holding the upper edges of the partitions engaged by the projections41. By this arrangement the longitudinal ribs 36 and 37 are supportedupon the transverse partitions by the hooked shaped projections 41, thussupporting the bottom sections 32 and 33 upon the transverse partitions20, which latter in turn are supported by the webs 21 connected with theupper edges of the vertical side walls.

The notches 40 formed in the longitudinal rib have shoulders 47 formedat the lower ends thereof, which shoulders 47 engage the shoulders 46upon the under side of the transverse partitions, thus preventing thelongitudinal ribs from moving upwardly. The transverse partitions 20have lower central portions 48 and 49 located at opposite` sides of thenotches 44, which portions 48 and 49 embrace theirib sections and holdthem tightly against e-ach other. The transverse partitions 20 haveupper central portions 50 and 51 located adjacent to the upper notches43 which engage the top edges of the longitudinal rib sections 36 and 37and hold the layers thereof tightly together to orm a rigid longitudinalrib extending throughout the length of the box. The transversepartitions 20 are arranged so that the longitudinal rib sections will besupported entirely upon the transverse partitions, and the bottonisections 32 and 33 will be inclined upwardly toward the centrallongitudinal rib above the plane extending through the corners formed bythe lower edges of the side walls with the bottom sections. Thus thecentral portion of the bottom sections will be elevated from the baseline, or plane, upon which the lower edges of the side walls of the boxrest, as shown in Fig. 7. By thus elevating or inclining the bottomsections a cushion is formed for the eggs, to prevent them frombreaking.

A lid 55, separate of the box, is attachable thereto or to a box whoseconstruction is appropriate for its reception. In the form shown, thewebs 21 and 22 may be utilized as means for attaching the lid in place.For cooperation with webs, such as are shown and described herein, thelid may be provided with tongues and slits 56'and 57 respectively, whichareformed along the opposite longitudinaledges of the lid, as shown inFig. 5. The slits 57 areadapted to embrace the upper edges of thetransverse partitions 20. The tongues 56 are provided with roundedportions adapted to extend under the webs 21 and'22 upon the body of thebox. The lid is of tlat formation and rests upon the upperedges of thetransverse partitions 20. The lid may be curved or ribbed along itscentral longitudinal axis for more readily inserting the tongues 56under the webs 21. The lid formed in this manner may be quickly attachedby a slight pressure adjacent to the tongues 56 for forcing the latterunder the webs 21 of the body. When it is desired to remove the lid fromthe body, a pulling force applied to either end of the lid will causethe rounded tongues 56 to be withdrawn from the webs 21 g thus the lidmay be stripped from the body of the box by a single pulling operation.

The side walls 25 and 26 of the box body are provided with panels 60,which are of a suitable size for the end of the linger to be insertedthrough the space occupied by the panel. A panel 60 is located adjacentto each egg compartment formed by the transverse partitions 20. Thepanels 60 are defined upon the side walls by means of slits 62, 63 and64. The slits 62 separate the lower edges of the panels from theadjacent bottom sections. The vertical slits 63are separated by webs 65which rangibly connect the panels with the side walls, and the upperedges of the panels 60 are hingedly connected with the side walls bymeans of the webs 66. By this arr-angement, the lower edges of the panel60 may be pushed inwardly, as -shown in Fig. 8,' by a slight pressure ofthe fin ers which will sever the webs 65, thus allowing the panel to beswung inwardly against the lower portion of the egg for lifting the eggfrom the compartment, as illustrated in Fig. 8.

from and independent i Various changes may be made in the constructionand the arrangement of the parts without departing from my invention.

I claim:

1. A box comprising longitudinal side wall and bottom sections formedfrom a blankhaving longitudinal folding scores, a centrally locatedsection of the blank having transverse partitions formed by slitting theblank whereby the transverse partitions are connected with the oppositeside walls and foldable transversely to the latter, longitudinal outersections upon said blank integral with the bottom sections adapted to befolded upwardly from the bottom sections with their free edges extendinginto the central portion of the box adjacent to each other forming anupstanding longitudinal' rib, and means provided in the free edges ofsaid outer sections` engageable with the upper edges of said transversepartitions for lockl ing the latter in secure position.

2. A box comprising longitudinally extending side Walls, a series oftransverse vertical partitions integrally connected at their ends withsaid side walls, bottom wall sections integrally connected with thelower edges of the side walls, rib sections integrally connected withthe edges of the bottom sections, said rib sections having their freeedges projecting upwardly above the bottom wall sections to form acentral longitudinal partition, and means provided in the free edges ofsaid rib sections for interlocking engagement with said transversepartitions.

3. A box comprising vertical side walls transverse partitions integrallyconnecte with the side walls at the top edges of the latter, bottom Wallsections integrally connected with the side walls at the lower edges ofthe latter, rib sections integrally connected with the bottom wallsections, said rib sections positioned one against the other withupstanding edges to form a longitudinal partition extending the lengthof the box, and means formed in the free edges of said rib sections forinterlocking the longitudinal rib sections with said transversepartitions whereby the latter are supported in position by said ribs.

4. A box comprising longitudinally extending side walls, a series oftransverse vertical partitions integrally connected at their ends withsaid side walls, bottom wall sections inte rally connected with thelower edges of the si e walls rib sections integrally connected with theedges of the bottom sections, said rib sections having their free edgesprojecting upwardly above the bottom wall sections to form a centrallongitudinal partition, said transverse partitions having vertical slitsformed therein occupied by the rib sections for holding the latteradjacent to each other, said rib sections having verticalslits formedtherein occupied by the transverse partitions,

and stops upon the` rib sections deining the ends of said vertical slitsin said ribs engaging the transverse partitions for holding the ribsections against displacement relatively -to the transverse partitions.i

5. A box comprising longitudinally extending vertical side walls,transverse vertical partitions integrally connected at their oppositeends with the top edges of the side walls, bottom wall sectionsintegrally connected with the lower edges of the side walls, ribsections integrally connected with the inner edges of the bottomsections, said transverse partitions having the lower edges thereofslitted to embrace the rib sections and hold them adjacent to and inparallel relation with each other, hooked sha ed projections upon saidrib sections exten ing above and interlocked with the transversepartitions and supported by the latter, whereby the rib sections willsupport the central part of the bottom sections in spaced relation withthe plane in which the corners formedby the lower edges of the sidewalls with the bottom sections are located.

6. A box comprising vertical side and bottom walls, transversepartitions forming a series of compartments, horizontal webs connectingthe upper edges of the side walls with the partitions, a fiat lid havingslits formed in the edges thereof adapted to embrace the partitions,tongues upon said lid located adjacent to said slits, and said tongueshaving rounded edges adapted to extend under said webs.

7. A box comprising vertical side^and bottom walls, transversepartitions forming a series of compartments, horizontal webs connectingthe. upper edges of the side walls with the partitions, a flat lidhaving slits formed upon the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, saidslits adapted to embrace the upstanding partitions, and tongues locatedupon opposite edges of the lid adjacent to said slits adapted to extendunder said webs or detachably securing the lid upon the 8. LA boxcomprising a blank having folding scores extending longitudinally of thebox forming a centrally located top section, a series oftransverse'partitions formed u on the top section, side wall sectionslocate at opposite sides of said central top section intitions havingslots formed therein adapted to be occupied by the upstanding ribsections, said rib sections having slots formed therein adapted to beoccupied by said partitions, and hooked shaped projections upon said ribsections extending over and supported by said partitions.

9. A cellular box open at the top having a bottom from which upstandsides connecting integrally at their upper edges with partitions whichextend transversely between the sides, a lid formed independently of thebox and separable therefrom, and means adjacent the upper edges of thepartitions adapted to engage the proximate edges of the lid to securethe latter in place detachably over the open upper side of the box.

10. A cellular box open at the top having longitudinal sides inconnecting relation 2o with transverse partitions, a lid formedindependently of t-he box and separable therefrom, and ineans adjacentthe upper edges of the partitions adapted to engage the proximate edgesof the lid to secure the latter detachably over the open upper side ofthe box.

' HENRY LEVINE.

